Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Elizabeth G. Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

International

processInstitute How to integrate biomimicry into design and bring nature’s genius to the design table How to work in interdisciplinary teams How to integrate biomimicry into an engineer’s process How to communicate biomimicry with engineers and business people How biologists gather and research information and how that information can inform other disciplines What considerations go into a successful business plan What are the fundamentals of business design and decision-making Understanding intellectual property issues Applying biomimicry methodology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeLean A Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Mathematics and Family EngineeringMathematics and engineering situated within family’s decision making and activities allow forthe development of unique mathematical skills for the child. Families serve as effective learningsettings for students. Goldman and Booker posit that “parents are the primary, most committedand effective educators of their children”22. It is in this environment students may gain initialexposure to mathematics, engineering and problems solving in out-of-school settings throughbudgeting, grocery shopping, and family cell phone plan shopping22. Problem solving andtrouble-shooting that is situated in the family setting provides mathematically relevant problemsthat that each member can connect with22. Depending on the structure of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shealy, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

planning the transfer process, withthe resulting smoother transitions. Our future qualitative analysis will allow us to explore this Page 23.39.12relationship in more depth.Finally, the students in our sample show moderate evidence of GPA shock. Fifty percent of thosesurveyed experienced a decline in their GPA using our broad measurement categories. However,many of the students in the sample remained in the same GPA bracket, demonstrating at leastthat their academic transition, as measured by GPA, was somewhat smooth. Additionally, only6% reported transfer ecstasy, or an increase in GPA from the sending institution to the receivinginstitution

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiyong Gu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bridgette Maria Budhlall, University of Massachusetts; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Forance Barry, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alfred A. Donatelli, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jill Hendrickson Lohmeier, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Hatten, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

efficient day productive and everything; and the – the other side says that, you know, after the first hour I’ll probab – I’ll there’s a chance that I’ll get an email that will make me upset or there will be other tasks to do, within – with my, umm, planned day that will bother me ‘cause I’ll have leave what I'm doing and, umm, it’s – it’s a – it’s a change in the mood, or change in the tasks, or change in the people I see, or I dunno’ things – things that – that change from one to another throughout the day.” [Kyra] The picture of the black and white face which Kyra supplied is not literal, butmetaphorical. The photo allows her to speak of her disposition, in that she starts her days

Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ayar, TUBITAK; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Fatih Ugurdag, Ozyegin University; Alpaslan Sahin, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

passes the challenge, then it is shared with the other groups what they have done and which method they have used to do so. I think I have a good relation with my partner and the organization team members. I worked with my partner over night to solve the challenges as friends. Meantime, the atmosphere at the camp was warm enough to develop friendship with other participants and even with undergraduate students. Elif: I did not see such competition either. Instead, we developed friendship although we came from different school at different locations across the country. We talked about ourselves, our schools and our future plans after high school.Robotics activities as a means to nurture student interest in

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

research. In a subsequent reflective question response, she describesthe working environment she creates with Annie: I’d like to keep the experience positive and manageable but sometimes I feel like I have trouble determining the right balance…when we have a short meeting things don’t go quite as planned I get concerned that the student is having a discouraging research experience…I try to welcome and explain all my student’s questions.Mia’s consideration for Annie is clear in the importance she places on keeping her experiencebalanced and not too boring or too complex. The focus is on Annie’s interest in the research, noton the research itself. Mia continues: She [Annie] has been doing good work and I feel like

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Jarosz; Ilene Busch-Vishniac

than a minor change from the existing standards, and will require trial,assessment, and revision before it is ready for adoption. We plan to work with a number ofpartnering institutions to perform the requisite tests and assessment.While it is clear that there are two parts to making education attractive – content and pedagogy –our effort is aimed at only the content part of the equation. We do not wish to minimize theimportance of pedagogical innovation in making education attractive and accessible, but we notethat content has received far less scrutiny than the delivery methods, and thus we believeimprovements are more critical at this juncture.Our approach to revision of the undergraduate engineering curriculum involves six steps:1

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Deisenroth

. • Objectives should be appropriate to the instructional area and the philosophy of the school.The next step in understanding learning objectives is to realize their purpose and importance tothe many people they affect. The next section discusses the functions of learning objectives andtheir importance to education.The Importance of Learning ObjectivesWhen learning objectives are properly stated, they serve many purposes and assist many groupsof people.10 Some of the functions of learning objectives are as follows: • Provide a focus for instruction. Learning objectives provide a focus for instruction at both program and course levels in education.10 Clearly stated learning objectives create a framework for planning a successful

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl D. Sorensen, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University; Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

of the detailed design phase of the design process, including: a. Develop a product information package containing the detailed information necessary for producing the final project, including assembly drawings for the final product and subassemblies; part drawings for custom parts; purchase information for vendor supplied parts; schematic, piping and/or wiring diagrams for electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic systems; block and/or logic diagrams for software systems; and similar materials necessary for unique projects. b. Develop and carry out statistically-based experimental plans for

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

, utilitypatents and intellectual property protection.The countries that consistently rank highly in the Global Competitiveness Report all haveexcellent higher education systems with a strong focus on technology and innovation. In 2011,the top ten ranked countries in order were Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden, Finland, UnitedStates, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Japan and the United Kingdom. Other notables includeIsrael (22nd), China (26th) and Ireland (29th).Barack Obama spoke to the issue of US innovation in his State of the Union Speech on 25January 2011. In this speech he outlined his plan: …to help the United States win the future by out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building our global competition....What America does better than

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xin Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

planning to be?” Other 11 “no one understands us” “I just want a better life...” “math class is like philosophy class for engineers” Table 1. Main findings and example tweets from each category from the first stage data analysis4.2 Second Stage Data AnalysisFrom the first stage of data analysis, we found that the major theme is students’ complaining Page 25.615.12about

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Anna Zilberberg; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sean Mcvay, James Madison Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Brian H. Dennis, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Madhu Rani, University of Texas, Arlington; Ketwalee Kositkanawuth

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

impact of a different color roof (e.g., light vs. dark), and we have a two-story house in Texas with a dark roof and a ranch house in Oregon with a light roof, then one could do a two-sample t-test to compare their electricity usage. The team presents to the class their arguments for how to collect appropriate data.“Is Transportation Transportation Junior This module focuses on examining sustainability impactsSustainable?” Engineering associated with transportation planning and facility design. The

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sadia Nawaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Luo, Purdue University; Jea Hong Choi, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc J. Sanborn P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn T. Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

or non-use of a reference data card (RDC).The following sections describe the methods used by the authors to evaluate each of the areas.Evaluating PerformancePerformance was evaluated by comparing students’ mean scores on both within-term and finalexaminations from the fall term of 2010 (Term 11-1) for ten sections of students (n=184), all ofwhom were provided an RDC with similar examination data from 11 sections of students(n=201) that were not provided an RDC in the fall of 2011 (Term 12-1). The mean scores wereevaluated using a two-sample t-test assuming unequal variances. To determine whether themean scores were statistically significant, a 95% confidence level was used.Because this study was not a deliberately planned study, but rather

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Carnegie Mellon University; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engineering education at31 four-year U.S. institutions. A disproportional, stratified random sampling plan was used toproduce a nationally representative sample of four-year engineering programs that offer two ormore ABET-accredited programs in six engineering disciplines (biomedical/bioengineering,chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical). Because the P2P study was also designedto inform analyses of a closely related set of six case studies (one of which offered only abaccalaureate-level general engineering program), the sample was also refined to include threeinstitutions that offered a general engineering program in addition to their discipline-basedprograms. All faculty members, program chairs, and sophomore, junior, and senior

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Joseph Frey, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Fatima Zevallos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Denisse Echevarria, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Puerto Rico Seismic Network. She is currently employed as an undergraduate Research Assistant with the Graduate Research and Education for Appro- priate Technology: Inspiring Direct Engagement and Agency (GREAT IDEA) project. Zevallos is a native of Port au Prince, Haiti, and is fluent in Haitian Creole, French, English, and Spanish. She plans to return back to her hometown to share and apply her scientific knowledge in seismology.Denisse Echevarria , University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez Denisse Echevarria is a junior in mechanical engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez. Echevarria is currently employed as an Undergraduate Research Assistant with the Graduate Research and Education for Appropriate

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Paton, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

don’tconcentrate that much. I go to the lectures and they go through things once and they gothrough it pretty fast. Not like high-school. Where they take one week to explain stuff youcan get it already. And you can get good results. So like I wasn’t that good last semester and Iam going to catch up. I don’t have a plan yet. But I just have to do all the work that they giveus. The work they give us today I will have to do it tonight.” The above comments reflect theimportance of students viewing themselves as their own teachers, building on and extendingtheir pre-existing knowledge, skills and approaches.Peer AssessmentAnother ‘way into’ the subject was through effective feedback from formative assessment. In

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

4 4 8 2 9 5 3 3 4 2 Antagonistic (A) 1 4 4 4 0 5 1 3 2 3 4 2 Overall Trend S S/A A A S/N A N/A N/A S S A S Positive to Positive to Neutral to Positive to Negative to Summary Over Time Negative Negative Positive 1 Anna experiences extreme positive and negative experiences associated with her plans to change departments making her interview difficult to rate overall. Therefore, her second year interview is

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Simon, Columbia University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

afrequency and time determined by their members.iCheckpoint and iExpoThe iCheckpoint meeting was held at midterm (14 October 2009). After a box-dinner meal, thewhole community assembled briefly and then was broken into two breakout presentationsessions where the teams presented their organization, plans, and progress regarding (1) identityand social networking, academics and advising and (2) the world of work and service. TheiTeams conducted various social and academic events. For example there were skating parties,movie nights, including a gathering to watch TED.com presentations, trips to corporate sponsors,travel to Silicon Valley conferences, international service projects, helping with Habitat forHumanity projects, and more.The iExpo meeting

Conference Session

Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

GPA greater than 3.0 and two students with a cumulative GPA lessthan 3.0. The interview protocol asked students about their short- and long-term career andeducational plans, confidence in solving ill-structured and well-structured problems, problem-solving experience, learning experience, and their development of problem-solving skills. Aspart of the protocol, students were asked to describe how they would solve two think-aloudproblems (a well-structured and ill-structured problem) as well as their approaches to problemssolving. All student names in this paper have been changed to pseudonyms.Findings A comparison of the responses of students with co-op or internship experiences andstudents without these experiences revealed

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; Steven Saville, Clemson University; O. Thompson Mefford, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

, a new „abstract‟ format was implemented in orderto incorporate a writing style and inquiry-based approach that will help the student in theirengineering careers.8 The design and planning of this course was based to meet the ABETEC2000 criteria. The foundation for the use of this criteria was to correlate and promote theundergraduate experience to be similar to other courses that have a similar set-up of a laboratoryclass that is mainly used to strengthen the concepts and principles learned in the lecture. Amongthe criteria met, this course included: the application of knowledge of math, science andengineering; the design and execution of experiments and measurements, analysis, andinterpretation of data from living systems; the ability to